Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and affects both ventilatory and nonventilatory muscle groups. It represents a very …

Respiratory and/or limb muscle dysfunction, which are frequently observed in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, contribute to their disease prognosis …

We defined respiratory sarcopenia as a coexistence of respiratory muscle weakness and
decreased respiratory muscle mass. Although respiratory muscle function is indispensable …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease that is spreading worldwide
and is responsible for a huge number of deaths annually. It is characterized by progressive …

BACKGROUND: We sought to investigate the effects of home-based breathing exercises on
pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, dyspnea, and health …

Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) was firstly identified as a hormone that mediates the
biological effects of growth hormone. Accumulating data have indicated the role of IGF‐1 …

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience several systemic
manifestations such skeletal muscle dysfunction with and without muscle mass loss …

Impaired limb muscle function is a common occurrence in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), and it negatively influences exercise tolerance, quality of life …

Background The present study was designed to compare inflammatory and metabolic
responses according to severity of airflow among patients with COPD and to verify the …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects the whole body and causes many
extrapulmonary adverse effects, amongst which diaphragm dysfunction is one of the …